Violin
The violin in five languages — Violin, violino, Violine, violon
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Five languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 小提琴 |
| English | violin |
| Italian | violino |
| German | Violine / Geige |
| French | violon |
The violin is the core high instrument of the string quartet and the orchestra. Italian violino means "small viola"; German also uses the everyday Geige — one instrument with a formal and a vernacular name. The old Chinese transliteration 梵婀玲 survives only in literature.
Watch out: Italian viola is the viola, not the violin; English violin and fiddle name the same instrument in different settings.
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Sources
- 各语种乐器名依通行音乐术语词典（参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Violin"）；本文为原创表述
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